| Show hunter says mountain lion Is coward wolves more ferocious kill much stock they call him cougar puma panther pa painter lliter and mountain lion but by any name came hes a coward such was the disillusioning statement made by lloyd thompson former member of the united states biological survey in discussion his experiences perien ces with the united press the mountain lion has been called the king of the american jungle but 1 I doubt if he reserves the title thompson so n said tales have b been een told of tile the cougars 9 ars ferocity and of the damage he be works on oil live S tock stock the lion ion so ferocious and he kill so many cattle in montana any more thompson has killed hilled or captured mountain lions so ile he more no re than should know his su subject ec ma matter er H ue L estimates that at present therease there ther eare are not more than 23 25 lions in western montana the former survey member told of some of its his experiences in hunting bunting m mountain lions 1 I have killed more than and I 1 never yet met a lion which offered any resistance its true that they sometimes will light fight back at dos dogs but b ut rarely against man my general g gene ral experiences has been that when a lion Is treed fill all the hunter bunter has to do Is to ma maneuver denver around the tree and shoot wolves are far more ferocious and kill far more live stock A wolf has tremendous power in his cruel jaws much more than a mountain lion in fact a wolfs jaws contain more biting strength than a grizzly bears |
